2017 Jeep Renegade

The contact owns a 2017 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the TPMS light indicated that the front driver’s side tire pressure was low. The contact pulled over into a service station re-inflated the front driver’s side tire, but the failure reoccurred. The contact became aware that the front driver’s side was flat, and the contact replaced the tire however, the failure recurred several times. The manufacturer was contacted but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 10,000.

P215V60R17 Car was driving with a shimmy as if wheel was not balanced, then low pressure warning came on. Display gives tire PSI and it showed left front tire low and losing 1 psi per 2 minutes approx. Stopping to check which revealed belts were exposed and tread was missing in one spot in center of tread and air was leaking here. Tread was normal (about half worn) on rest of tire except edge opposite the damaged area where edge was very worn. This was not normal wear or abuse as tire was not run flat or anything similar.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CROSSCONTACT LX TIRES, SIZE: 215/65/16 (NA). LOST TIRE PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY DUE TO THE TIRE FAILURE TREAD SEPARATION ON THE INSIDE OF TIRE. ONLY NOTICEABLE WITH TIRES OFF OF THE RIM. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM INDICATED A LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE, PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR AND DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE WAS GRADUAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEELS WERE REMOVED AT THE RESIDENCE AND TAKEN TO SOUTHERN TIRE MART LOCATED AT 2009 E BEEBE CAPPS EXPY, SEARCY, AR 72143, (501) 268-1167. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH MICHELIN BRAND TIRES. NEITHER THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER NOR A DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE TIRES WERE 8,000, 10,000 AND 12,000 RESPECTIVELY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS 8,000.